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Volume 10 - Issue 2 - February 2010

02/08/2010
Gabriel Breuer, MD; Kenneth Swope
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center (PBGMC) opened their state-of-the-art cardiac electrophysiology (EP) lab on May 22, 2009. Learn more about the new lab here. Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center (PBGMC) recently opened its new 1,585 square...
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center (PBGMC) opened their state-of-the-art cardiac electrophysiology (EP) lab on May 22, 2009. Learn more about the new lab here. Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center (PBGMC) recently opened its new 1,585 square...
Palm Beach Gardens Medical...
02/08/2010
EP Lab Digest
02/08/2010
M. Yousuf Kanjwal, MD, FACC; W. Quinton Foster, MD; Jerry John, MD, MS
In this article, the authors provide an updated overview on successful lead extraction methods for pacemaker and defibrillator cases. Permanent pacemakers and automatic internal cardioverter defibrillators (AICDs) have been improving and...
In this article, the authors provide an updated overview on successful lead extraction methods for pacemaker and defibrillator cases. Permanent pacemakers and automatic internal cardioverter defibrillators (AICDs) have been improving and...
In this article, the authors...
02/08/2010
EP Lab Digest
03/11/2010
Steven L. Zweibel, MD, FACC; Sharon Thum-Gebrian, RN
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab? Hartford Hospital has one dedicated state-of-the-art invasive EP laboratory. We also have a dedicated diagnostic EP laboratory...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab? Hartford Hospital has one dedicated state-of-the-art invasive EP laboratory. We also have a dedicated diagnostic EP laboratory...
What is the size of your EP lab...
03/11/2010
EP Lab Digest
02/08/2010
Jodie Elrod
Donna-Lee Moore-Stout, RN, CCRN is the Coordinator of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Providence Portland Medical Center (PPMC) in Portland, Oregon. Why did you choose to work in the field of cardiac EP? Tell us about your medical background...
Donna-Lee Moore-Stout, RN, CCRN is the Coordinator of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Providence Portland Medical Center (PPMC) in Portland, Oregon. Why did you choose to work in the field of cardiac EP? Tell us about your medical background...
Donna-Lee Moore-Stout, RN, CCRN...
02/08/2010
EP Lab Digest
02/09/2010
Jodie Elrod
Do you have a new question you would like to submit? You can also follow our EP discussion online at https://eplabdigest.com/discussion-questions. Under Discussion: Cable Disorganization Our lab has an abundance of cables that often...
Do you have a new question you would like to submit? You can also follow our EP discussion online at https://eplabdigest.com/discussion-questions. Under Discussion: Cable Disorganization Our lab has an abundance of cables that often...
Do you have a new question you...
02/09/2010
EP Lab Digest
02/09/2010
Jodie Elrod
In this interview, we speak with Malte Kuniss, MD from the Kerckhoff-Klinik in Bad Nauheim, Germany, about the recent results of the CRYOTIP study. What percentage of ablation cases at the Kerckhoff-Klinik are performed with cryo energy?...
In this interview, we speak with Malte Kuniss, MD from the Kerckhoff-Klinik in Bad Nauheim, Germany, about the recent results of the CRYOTIP study. What percentage of ablation cases at the Kerckhoff-Klinik are performed with cryo energy?...
In this interview, we speak with...
02/09/2010
EP Lab Digest
02/09/2010
Patricia Metoyer, MS, APN
It is now well established that the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is an accepted means of primary and secondary prevention in those patients who are at increased risk of sudden cardiac death, arrhythmias such as Brugada...
It is now well established that the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is an accepted means of primary and secondary prevention in those patients who are at increased risk of sudden cardiac death, arrhythmias such as Brugada...
It is now well established that...
02/09/2010
EP Lab Digest
02/09/2010
Jodie Elrod
EP Lab Digest recently conducted an education & training survey to assess the need for formal EP education for staff across the country. We had a great response! Here are the results from our print survey. Thank you to everyone who...
EP Lab Digest recently conducted an education & training survey to assess the need for formal EP education for staff across the country. We had a great response! Here are the results from our print survey. Thank you to everyone who...
EP Lab Digest recently conducted...
02/09/2010
EP Lab Digest
02/09/2010
Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC; J. David Burkhardt, MD
This month EP Lab Digest debuted online-only content on our website, including this feature article by J. David Burkhardt, MD, FACC and Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS. In the article, the authors discuss electrophysiology advancements from the...
This month EP Lab Digest debuted online-only content on our website, including this feature article by J. David Burkhardt, MD, FACC and Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS. In the article, the authors discuss electrophysiology advancements from the...
This month EP Lab Digest debuted...
02/09/2010
EP Lab Digest
02/09/2010
Jodie Elrod
In this special interview, we speak with Holly Morrell, founder and executive director of Heartfelt Cardiac Projects, a nonprofit organization that offers comprehensive cardiac screenings to prevent sudden cardiac death. The mission behind...
In this special interview, we speak with Holly Morrell, founder and executive director of Heartfelt Cardiac Projects, a nonprofit organization that offers comprehensive cardiac screenings to prevent sudden cardiac death. The mission behind...
In this special interview, we...
02/09/2010
EP Lab Digest